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Frank Gurrmanamana Frank Gurrmanamana i(A2113 works by)
Born: Established: 1925 ; Died: Ceased: 8 Apr 2003 Maningrida, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
(Storyteller) assertion
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BiographyHistory

Frank Gurrmanamana born in the early 1920s at Anaamulerra near Balpilya swamp, grew up in the Blyth River region of Arnhem Land.In his youth he was a skilled hunter and by middle-age had acquired a profound knowledge of the totemic geography and natural resources of the land around the Blyth River. During World War II he worked with the Army in Darwin. He had a daughter named Betty Ngurrabangurraba and a wife named Nancy Bandeiyama. During his life, Gurrmanamana assisted non-Indigenous people to learn about Anbarra culture.

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